7 (25). V. 1892 - 4. V. 1980
Born into a peasant family in the village Kumrovec (Croatia). In 1910 he joined the Social Democratic Party of Croatia and Slavonia (Slovenia) participated in the labor and trade union movement. In 1913 he was drafted into the Austro-Hungarian army, in January 1915 aimed at the Carpathian front, in the same year was in Russian captivity.
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